Garden of Joy
Mohamed Ali, Eahia
Grade: 12
School: Fargo South High School, Fargo ND
Educator: Leah Juelke
AWARD: Honorable Mention, Personal Essay/Memoir
“Boom!” We heard that
sound everyday. In 2003, the U.S. military took over Iraq, and people started
moving from the South to the North. Hundreds of people were killed everyday,
and thousands of people were missing. We were scared. We couldn’t go out, we couldn’t
walk in the street, and we couldn’t go to the store. After a few years, things
started getting better. The U.S military started to hire people to be
interpreters.
“I'm going to apply there,” my dad excitedly
said to my mom.
“Do you think that will be safe for us?” my mom
asked him with a look of worry on her face.
“There’s nothing to worry about,” my dad
responded.
“بعد ماأعرف اني” my mom said.
